There is a reason keynote speaker Fawn Germer’s message reaches into your heart. It’s that she’s so much like you, and doesn’t pretend to be anything more than who she really is. Fawn is a Pulitzer nominated journalist who interviewed great leaders about what they learned the hard way. Their inspiring stories and strategies are the cornerstones of this Oprah author’s bestselling books. When Fawn Germer takes the stage, as real and authentic as any speaker around, she pulls out the best in you.

This great woman keynote speaker’s leadership message went everywhere in the past year, with events across America, China, India, Spain, United Arab Emirates and Taiwan. She recently spoke at the Harvard Business School’s leadership conference and her calendar is packed with major events because she is inspiring, insightful — and she has personally interviewed world renown  leaders and trailblazers on what it takes to win.

Fawn Germer is the nation’s leading expert on professional viability and resilience. “The rules have changed. You can’t wait this out and you can’t coast, because those who do are diving into irrelevance,” Fawn says.

Hers is a leadership message that OVERHAULS performance by making the experience personal and life-changing. Fawn Germer will energize your spirit, wake you up to your untapped potential and show you what you are doing to sabotage your success.

Whether she’s speaking in front of an audience of thousands, huddling with the nation’s most accomplished leaders or mentoring a new generation, Fawn unleashes the possibility that exists once we embrace our obstacles and dare to stand up and lead. In the last twelve months, this best-selling, Oprah-featured author has keynoted for Xerox, Cisco, NASA, Michaels, State Farm Insurance, The Department of Defense, Novartis, ConAgra, State Street Financial, The Network of Executive Women, ADP, Brown-Forman, the Association for Corporate Growth and many, many other major associations and corporations. Fawn is a four-time, Pulitzer Prize nominated journalist and has personally interviewed more than 300 famous leaders and legends for their perspective on leadership and success.

If you are waiting for things to turn around, stop waiting. If you are counting on politicians or CEOs to wave their wands and fix the economic crisis, stop counting.

There is a reason America’s largest corporations are turning to best-selling author Fawn Germer in these tough times. It’s that Fawn “gets” that these challenging times have presented us with our greatest opportunity to position ourselves for success.

“Everybody’s waiting for ‘The Recovery,’ ” she says. “Well, if you wait for things to get better for everyone, you’ll miss this incredible moment to define your contribution in its boldest dimensions. This is a time to stand up and deliver.”

Fawn says that if you expect the worst, you’ll get it. What if you turn off the news and turn on your performance hyperdrive so that you work harder, assume more responsibility and contribute at a level you have never demonstrated? These are the moments that will define us as individuals and as leaders.

If you think there is no opportunity out there, you won’t find any. But, if you make up your mind that you will succeed no matter what, guess what? You. Will. Succeed.

Fawn spent two decades digging up dirt as one of America’s grittiest local investigative reporters. You’d never imagine she would leave the journalistic cynicism behind to become one of America’s most revered leadership speakers, known for passing on unbridled optimism and hope to inspire people to act, rather than give up. That’s why Oprah Winfrey thought her first book, Hard Won Wisdom, was “very inspiring.” Fawn has a way of reaching inside of you and getting your best from you — regardless of whether you are a CEO or an intern. Just check out her testimonial page, where some of the most powerful business leaders in America tell how she has changed their lives.

Fawn’s timely new book, Finding the UP in the Downturn shows that you can profit in the downturn by being agile and smart, and by persevering — no matter what. Fawn has interviewed more than 300 famous leaders and trailblazers for her best-selling books and consults with many of them regularly as their coach. She has interviewed presidents and prime ministers, CEOs and Olympic athletes, Academy Award Winners and Nobel Laureates.

Fawn has keynoted for Kraft, Coca-Cola, State Farm, PepsiCo, Ford Motor Co., 3M, Novartis, GSK, Motorola, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Accenture and many, many other companies and organizations that want courageous and creative performance from their people.

Fawn’s Speaking Tour of China and Taiwan

Fawn recently returned from a speaking tour that took her to Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Taipei and Hong Kong. While there, she began working on a book on globalization and interviewed business owners and leaders for their stories. Here are some of the photos from her trip.

Fawn’s New Online Magazine is Out!

Everybody’s talking about it because Fawn’s new magazine is innovative, positive and forceful. Check out the Fall / Winter issue of LiveBold and you’ll find motivation, inspiration and tips that will propel your career and spirit. Fawn shows how to boost your endurance and morale in tough times by making the decision to persevere until you have turned adversity into success. Her articles and columns will give you the perspective you need to stop thinking negatively and start seeing life for all of the possibility that exists around you.

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Leadership speaker Fawn Germer reminds us that the one thing that separates those who soar and those who don’t is their ability to take risks. Study after study shows that women are more naturally risk averse, but you can make the decision to go into your discomfort zone and fly.